Illuminating Tours
In 2006 Fred Watson joined forces with Marnie Ogg from Thrive Australia to look at ways to journey the world with an astronomical focus. Having already extensively travelled the world, the pair now team up with professional travel partners Travel Associates Press and James, Insight Vacations and Orion Cruises to incorporate exotic destinations with exclusive visits to institutes, observatories and fascinating corners all around the world.
There are a number of interesting tour programs displayed below, to destinations such as Far North Queensland, Atacama and Peru and South Africa. These view exciting events including the Transit of Venus and a Solar Eclipse with special guests.
Past tour programs have travelled to Western Europe, Scandinavia, the Kimberley Coast and a host of remarkable destinations such as Chankillo the Northern Peruvian Archeo-astronomical Observatory and the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. Each tour has featured several invited guest speakers and hosts such as the Vice Chancellor of Northampton University Nick Petford (The Volcano that Stopped the World), Professor David Malin (The Man Who Coloured the Stars), Dominique Proust, astronomer and musician, and Dr Ivan Ghezzi the Director Instituto National de Cultura-Peru.
These illuminating tour programs are designed for the discerning traveller looking to see the world with new eyes.
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3-6 June 2012
This tour is for anyone who: - Is fascinated by astronomical phenomena - Enjoys astronomy, science, history - Has ever wanted to get behind the scenes of Australia’s top astronomical observatories - Is a member of the Australian Museum or who wants to join - Who won’t live until 2117 to see the next transit
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5-9 November 2012
Join Paul Willis on this outback journey taking through some of Queensland's most spectacular remote landscapes and an amazing array of dinosaur discoveries.
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9-15 November 2012
Join Astronomers special guest David Malin and host Stuart Ryder for the Southern Sky Eclipse 2012 for a two minute total solar eclipse!
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9-15 November 2012
We're sorry - this tour is now fully booked. We suggest you join astronomers David Malin and Stuart Ryder who will be travelling alongside Fred Watson and Ray Norris and journeying to the same destinations.
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10 - 22 December 2012
This lovely Christmas tour is designed with the child in us all in mind. Not only does it take in some of the most spectacular Christmas markets in Scandinavia, but is set to view the dancing lights of the Aurora Borealis
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21 September - 4 October, 2013
Journey from the very old to the most modern astronomical sites in Southern America with Fred Watson and special guest Dr Ivan Ghezzi. Featuring Machu Picchu, Chan Chan, Chankillo and the magnificent telescopes of the Atacama.
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